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9 Sentence Style

WORKSHEET 4

Exercise

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Using Parallel Structure (Rule 9 c)

Revise each of the following sentences to make them parallel.

EXAMPLE

1. Three causes of Hitlers defeat were his failure to invade Britain,

he attacked Russia, and the U.S. entrance into the war.
Three causes of Hitlers defeat were his failure to invade
Britain, his attack on Russia, and the U.S.s entrance into the war.

1. Plants depend upon the soil for anchorage, getting water, and food is absorbed from the soil.
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2. Two major functions of cabinet members are to give the president advice and serving as heads
of their departments. __________________________________________________________________
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3. Political parties hold national conventions to draw up a platform, and candidates for the
presidency and vice-presidency are selected. ____________________________________________
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4. Three methods of fighting the spread of tuberculosis are to provide free or low-cost
screening, treating the disease promptly, and development of better medications. ____________
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5. The four elements of a plot are exposition, describing complications, the climax, and to
resolve the problems. ______________________________________________________________
6. Many of Italo Calvinos stories and novels show great imagination, fantastic plots, and are
carefully written. ____________________________________________________________________
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7. Jesse increased his silent reading speed by avoiding all lip movement, by taking in several
words at one glance, and forced himself to read faster. __________________________________
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8. Three objections to business monopolies are that they eliminate competition, limit output,
and the fixing of prices. ____________________________________________________________
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9. Discrimination against women in industry might be eliminated by promotion from within the
company, providing training for women employees, and pay equal salaries to men and women
doing the same work. ______________________________________________________________
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10. Mr. Tan maintains the productiveness of his farms soil by adding compost, certain crops
plowed under, and crop rotation. ____________________________________________________
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Elements of Literature

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